2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently abacist abrader abuzz aback abrash academese abash abridge acalculia abatable abridged acanthosis abate abrotine accelerometer abatement abruption acceptant n / ESbCtmEnt / abscise accessibility L > F the act or process of reducing in absent accessioned degree or intensity. adj The city council passed a law / SabsEnt / accessit allowing periodic bans on the L > F > E burning of wood, paving the way not existing in a place. accessorized for further pollution abatement. Zebra mussels were at one time totally absent from the Great accessory abbey Lakes. accidence abdication absentee accident abduct absolution n acclimate abeam / TabsESlVshEn / L acclimatize abhorrently a rite, ceremony, or form of words in which a remission of sins is accommodating abient pronounced, proclaimed, or adj prayerfully implored by a priest or / ESkBmETdCZiN / abigail minister. L + Ecf Father O’Malley performed the rite disposed to be helpful or obliging. abiogenic of absolution on behalf of the thief The accommodating chef prepared adj who had just made his confession. the dish exactly as the diner asked. / TCTbIPSjenik / Gk + Gk + Gk absonant accommodations not produced by the action of living organisms. absorb accomplished Randy explained to the group that rock formations are completely abstinent accomplishment abiogenic. abstractum accountable abjure n / abzStraktEm / accountancy abode L an entity considered apart from any accounting abolitionary particular object or specific instance. accouplement aboriginally Virtue is an abstractum. accrete aborigines abusage accumulation aboveboard abusing accustom abradant abut

Page 1 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently ace acromegaly adhesion v n n / SCs / / TakrPSmegElG / / adShGzhEn / L > F > E Gk + Gk L make (a hole in golf) in one stroke. a chronic disease of adult life that the molecular attraction exerted The golfer knew that he must ace is characterized by a gradual and between the surfaces of bodies in the hole if he wanted to have a permanent enlargement of the flat contact. chance at the championship. bones (as the lower jaw) and of the Water in a glass container is pulled hands and feet, abdominal organs, upward by adhesion where its acephalous nose, lips, and tongue. upper surface contacts the glass, The circus giant was obviously which results in the formation of a acequia afflicted with acromegaly. meniscus. acervation actinide adhocracy n aces / SaktETnId / adit ISV acetous a chemical element of the series of adjoin heavy radioactive metallic elements achroite of increasing atomic number adjoining considered to begin with actinium adj acicula or thorium and end with / ESjOiniN / lawrencium. L > F > E acidic Timmy won the contest by correctly touching or bounding at some point identifying plutonium as an or on some line. acierage actinide. The Sampson family plans to build a summer home on the two acotyledonous actionable adjoining lake lots they recently purchased. acquisition actress n adjutancy / TakwESzishEn / actually L adman the act or action of obtaining. adapt The principal stated that the admass students’ main goal should be the adapted acquisition of knowledge. administrative addenda acquisitive administrator addition acquit admiration additory acquittance admonition addressable acrobatics adobo adept n acrolith / ESdPbP / adequacy Gmc > F > Sp acromegalic a dish of Spanish origin consisting of meat (as chicken or pork) marinated in a spicy sauce, browned, and then simmered in the marinade. Annmarie’s favorite dish at the restaurant is the chicken adobo.

Page 2 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently adonize adulate aeronautic v adj / SadFnTIz / adulatory / TarESnOZik / Gk name Gk > L beautify—usually used of a man. adulterate of or relating to the science that Gram assured Grandpa that he deals with the operation of aircraft. needed nothing to adonize himself. adulthood The United States and Russia have been cooperating in aeronautic adoptee advanced research. adorned advantage aeronomy v / ESdO(E)rnd / advertent aerosolize L > F > E decorated : added to the advertise aerosols pleasantness, attractiveness, splendor, or beauty of. advice aerotrain His shoes were polished, his nails were clean, his hat was well adynamic Aesir brushed, and a white handkerchief n pl adorned his breast pocket. aerate / Sasir / ON adrenal aerated the chief gods of pagan adj Scandinavia. / ESdrGnFl / aeriferous Although the Norse Aesir aged like L mortal beings, they could become adjacent to the kidneys; specifically aerobicize young again by eating magic fruit. : relating to or derived from endocrine glands located near the aerobics Aesopian kidneys. adj Janna formed a support group for aerodromics / GSsPpGEn / people who have Addison’s n pl Gk name disease, Cushing’s syndrome, and / Ta(E)rESdrBmiks / conveying an innocent meaning to other adrenal diseases. Gk an outsider but a concealed the science or art of flying aircraft. meaning to an informed member of adret Jim watched a video about the a conspiracy or underground Wright brothers on the first day of movement. adroitly his course in aerodromics. Fearful that the inmates would use adv Aesopian language in their / ESdrOitTlG / aerolithology communication, the warden placed F + Ecf n each of them in solitary in a manner that is dexterous in the / Ta(E)rE(T)liSthBlEjH / confinement. use of the hands. Gk + Gk + Gk The magician adroitly pulled a the science that deals with afar silver dollar out of Mort’s right meteorites. ear. Experts in aerolithology were affection elated when five more meteorites n adscription from Mars were found in early / ESfekshEn / n 2002. L / adzSkripshEn / kind feeling : tender attachment. L aerometer A deep bond of affection soon [Note: Could be confused with n developed between the boy and his ascription.] the quality or state of / a(E)SrBmEZE(r) / dog. being added, annexed, or bound. Gk > F The adscription of the colony to the an instrument for ascertaining the affettuoso empire was protested by the native weight or density of air or other residents. gases. affiance Stanley calibrated the old aerometer in his lab. affinal

Page 3 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently agisting aition affluent n n agitate / SIZGTBn / / SaTflVEnt / Gk L agnolotti [has near homonyms: Idaean, [Note: The definition provided is Idean, idaein, idein] a narrative not the one most commonly agnostically devised to explain the origin of a associated with this word. Also, religious observance. word could be confused with agnosticism One familiar example of an aition effluent.] a stream or river flowing is the story of Passover. into a larger river or into a lake : a agog tributary stream. akaryote The affluent responsible for the agon lake’s pollution is the creek that akinesia runs beside the packing plant. agonistically albarium afflux agonizing alburnum afford agony alcarraza affray agree alder affright agribusiness n alderman affront / SagrDTbiznDs / L + E alee aflutter a combination of the producing operations of a farm, the alewife afterburner manufacture and distribution of farm equipment and supplies, and alexandrite aftercare the processing, storage, and distribution of farm commodities. alexia afternoon Agribusiness in Great Britain was profoundly affected by the foot- algae afterwards and-mouth epidemic of 2001. algebra agamy agriotype n / SaljEbrE / agave aguish Ar > L a branch of mathematics in which agelong ahead arithmetic relations are generalized and explored by using letter aggraded ailment symbols to represent numbers, v variable quantities, or other / ESgrCdDd / airbrush mathematical entities. L The guidance counselor filled with loose material that airbus encouraged George to wait one results directly from rock more year before taking algebra to disintegration or abrasion. airfoil fulfill his math requirement. Silt had aggraded the river bed for at least a hundred miles. airframe algesia aggression airport algetic aggrieve airtight algid aggrievement aisle agio aisling

Page 4 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently alias allergenic almuerzo n adj / SClGEs / / TalE(r)Sjenik / aloft L Gk > G adv an assumed name. of or relating to a substance that / ESlOft / To avoid publicity the movie star produces an exaggerated or ON > E used an alias when registering at pathological reaction marked by high up into the air. the hotel. sneezing, respiratory Mike’s kite went aloft with ease on embarrassment, itching, and skin the windy afternoon. aliquant rashes. Eating too many tomatoes caused alogism alison Horace’s allergenic reaction. n aloisiite / SalEsEn / alleviant common name > E alongside [Note: Could be confused with allocution alyssum.] a plant of a genus of alopecoid European and Asiatic herbs having allotropic small usually yellow flowers. adj alphabetize Bernice added an alison to her / TalEStrBpik / bouquet. Gk > ISV alphagram [Note: Could be confused with aliunde allotrophic.] of, relating to, or althorn exhibiting the phenomenon of the alkalescence existence of a substance in two or although more different modifications. alkaline Diamonds and graphite are two altiplanation adj native allotropic forms of carbon. / SalkElDn / altruistic Ar > L > E + Ecf allotropy of, relating to, or having the aluminiferous properties of a substance having allowable marked basic properties; especially amah : relating to a hydroxide or alloy carbonate of an alkali metal (as n amass sodium or potassium). / SaTlOi / v Having identified the mystery F / ESmas / substance as alkaline, Olympia a substance composed of two or L > F + Gk > L > F proceeded to the next lab exercise. more metals intimately mixed and collect into a mass : bring together. united usually by being fused Laura accused her little brother of alkane together and dissolving in each trying to amass a collection of n other when molten. spiders and snakes just to annoy / SalTkCn / Brass is an alloy of copper and her. ISV zinc. any of a series of saturated amberjack hydrocarbons derived from fat (as almandite methane). ameliorant Methane is the simplest alkane and Almighty is a major by-product of the termite n ameliorative digestive system. / OlSmIZG / E amercing alleged God. The congregation decided they American allegedly needed only a simple one-room building in order to worship the americium allegorize Almighty with appropriate humility.

almonds

Page 5 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently amine anaphylactic animation n n / ESmGn / anarchism / TanESmCshEn / ISV L any of a class of basic compounds anchusa a series of drawings each of which derived from ammonia by shows a successive position of a replacement of hydrogen by one or androcracy figure or other object, the drawings more univalent hydrocarbon being on film so the projection of radicals or other nonacidic organic anecdotal the film produces a picture in radicals. which the objects drawn seem to Aniline, the simplest aromatic anemosis move in a lifelike and realistic amine, is a toxic compound used in manner. dyes. anenterous The history class viewed an animation depicting how the amitious angary pyramids were probably constructed. ammoniac angels adj n pl animism / ESmPnGTak / / SCnjElz / n Gk > L > E Gk > L > F > E / SanETmizEm / containing or having the properties supernatural spirits commonly L of a colorless gaseous alkaline depicted as being winged and attribution of conscious life and a compound of nitrogen and serving as God’s messengers and discrete indwelling spirit to every hydrogen. divine intermediaries and as special material form of reality, often Gigi never could stand the guardians of an individual or including belief in the continued ammoniac odor when she washed nation. existence of individual windows. Thomas Jefferson believed that disembodied spirits. man had found no angels in the Voodoo as practiced in Haiti is a amperage forms of kings to govern him. combination of animism and Roman Catholic ritual, in which a ampersand angling supreme god rules a large group of lesser spirits. amphetamine angular animosity amphetamines anhydrous adj anionic amphicrania / SanThIdrEs / adj Gk / SaTnITBnik / amphoric destitute of water. Gk Sodium carbonate is an anhydrous relating to or consisting of amphoteric salt that is used in making soap, negatively charged atoms or groups adj soap powders, glass, and paper. of atoms. / TamfESterik / By gaining an electron, a chlorine Gk > ISV anility atom becomes anionic. capable of reacting chemically either as a base or as an acid. animal ankle Ysadora determined that aluminum oxide is amphoteric because it animalcule anlace reacted with hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide, a base. annex ampliative annihilation amygdala annotate analytically announce anaphoric annulment

Page 6 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently anorexia anzac applaudable anosmatic aorta applicable antacid aortography apply n / TantSasDd / aphagia appoint L + L v [Note: Could be confused with aphonic / ESpOint / antiacid.] an agent that counteracts L > F > E or neutralizes acidity. aphoristic assign, designate, or set apart by For some reason, the voice on authority. television saying “A major function aphotic The prom committee’s chairman of an antacid is to neutralize failed to appoint a cleanup crew. hydrochloric acid in gastric juice” apiarist kept running through Lorraine’s appraiser mind. apocynthion n / ESprCzE(r) / Antaean apogonid F > E adj one that sets a value on property. / anStGEn / apograph The appraiser set the value of Gk name Tim’s piano at $1200. possessed of superhuman strength apojove with suggestions of human appreciative qualities. apologia adj Marc cannot decide whether / ESprGshEZiv / Superman or Wonder Woman is his apologist L favorite Antaean figure. having or showing an expression of aporematic gratitude. ante The appreciative guest sent a n appeal thank-you note to her host. / SantG / n L / ESpGl / approach [has homonyms: anti, auntie, L > F > E aunty] a poker stake usually an application or reference (as to a approbatory arbitrarily fixed and usually put up recognized authority) for before the deal to build the pot. corroboration, vindication, or April Each player in the lunchtime poker decision. n game put a nickel on the table as Janice’s appeal to reason swayed / SCprEl / an ante. even her most emotional Etruscan? > L opponents. the fourth month of the Gregorian antepirrhema calendar. appear Afternoon showers occur frequently anticipatory in many states during the month of appertain April. antihypertensive v / TapE(r)StCn / aptitude antipyretic L > F > E belong either as something aquacade antiquing appropriate or as a part, possession, right, or attribute. antisocially Puerto Rico is one of several islands that appertain to the United antler States. antrorse appetible anythingarian applaud

Page 7 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently aqueous are army adj n n / SCkwGEs / / Sa(a)(E)r / / SBrmG / L L > F L > F > E made from, with, or by means of [has homonym: air] a metric unit a great number : vast multitude. water. of area equal to the area of a square Lance joked that his mom had Pat set up the lab for the next 10 meters long on each side : 100 bought enough snacks to feed an experiment, which dealt with square meters. army of guests. electrolysis of an aqueous solution The new office has floor space of of sodium chloride. almost 1 are. aromatize arachnean argon arouse arachnoid argument arpent adj n n / ESrakTnOid / / SBrgyEmEnt / / SBrpEnt / Gk > L L Gaulish > L > F of, relating to, or characterizing a an act or process of contending or a unit of land area still used in large class of arthropods including disagreeing in words : disputation. certain French sections of Canada scorpions, spiders, mites, and Patrick Henry’s famous and the United States equal to related forms. impassioned speech focused on about 0.85 acre. Celia noted several arachnoid how ten years of argument with Henri started his farm on less than features on the bug she found in England had been in vain. 1 arpent of land. her sandbox. argumentation arrangement aralia argute array arbitrage aria arrest arbitrarily ark arrestee arbitrational n armada / TaTreSstG / arboreally n L > F > E / BrSmBdE / one who is under arrest. arborescent L > Sp The arrestee demanded to see his a fleet of warships. lawyer before answering any arcanist Harry referred to his collection of questions. model warships as his “armada.” arcature armor arrhostia n arch / SBrmEr / arride L archangelic the usually metal defensive arrondissement covering worn in combat in the archduke medieval period. artemisia Martin could not understand how a archetypal medieval knight could mount a arthropod horse while wearing a suit of arcosolium armor.

armorer

Page 8 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently Arthurian aspic assize adj n n / BrSthUrGEn / / Saspik / / ESsIz / E name F L > F > E of, relating to, or characteristic of a savory jelly made from fish or a statute or ordinance regulating the legends or romances built meat stock thickened with gelatin weights and measures or the around King Arthur and his and seasoned and used cold to weight, measure, proportions of knights. garnish meat or fish or to make a ingredients, or price of articles sold The quest for the Holy Grail is mold of meat, fish, or vegetables. in the market. Greg’s favorite part of Arthurian Ella’s main course was garnished Predna’s silver jewelry was legend. with aspic cut into heart shapes. produced in strict accordance with the local assize. articulable aspirate assuasive artificed assassination adj n / ESswCsiv / artistic / ETsasFnSCshEn / L Ar > L having a pleasantly soothing aryl act of murdering (a usually quality or effect : calming. n prominent person) violently. The background music in the / SarDl / Theodore Roosevelt assumed the dentist’s office did not have an G? > ISV presidency following the assuasive effect on Stella. a univalent aromatic radical (as assassination of President William phenyl or tolyl) derived from an McKinley. assurance arene by removal of one hydrogen atom from a carbon atom of the assay asteria nucleus. Natty wrote down that any member assessor astern of a group that contains one or more fused benzene rings is an asseverate astichous aryl, but he remained confused about the concept. assibilate astral adj ascensor assiduous / SastrEl / Gk ascham assiette of or relating to the stars. The story of Juno and the baby aseity assignment Hercules is an astral myth about n the origin of the Milky Way. aseptic / ESsInmEnt / L > F astride ashen a specified amount of work or a adv definite task or mission prescribed / ESstrId / ashtray by authority or undertaken as E + E though so prescribed. with one leg on each side. asiago Several students complained about Frieda set her son John astride the the assignment that was due the pony. aside day after spring break. astringency asperity assistance astrocytoma

Page 9 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently astrologer audiophile Aztec n n / ESstrBlEjE(r) / auge / SazTtek / Gk > L > F Nahuatl > Sp one that practices divination that Augean a Nahuatl people that founded the treats of the supposed influences of adj Mexican empire conquered by stars upon human affairs and of / OSjGEn / Cortez in 1519. foretelling terrestrial events by their Gk name The shimmering golden mask was a positions and aspects. extremely difficult and usually very superb example of the art of the Nancy Reagan consulted an distasteful. Aztec. astrologer before setting up the Cleaning the rat-infested shed was president’s daily schedule. an Augean task indeed. azurean astrology augend azurite astute aurification babbled asymmetrical auscultatory babel atavism auslaut Babelization n atherosclerosis auspex / TbCbElDSzCshEn / Assyr-Bab > Bible name athwart auteurism the process of confusing through the mingling of markedly different Atlas authority languages and cultures. n The Babelization of speech in the / SatlEs / autogenous big city made it difficult for the Gk name adj visitors to get the information they one who bears a heavy burden : / OStBjEnEs / needed. chief supporter : mainstay. Gk Without Dr. Cunningham as the of origin within or from oneself. baboonery Atlas of the conservation project, Mrs. Griffin received an support gradually waned. autogenous transplant in which babracot some of her own bone marrow was atmospherium extracted, cleansed of leukemia bacciform cells, and then reinjected. atomize baccivorous automaton atrociously bacilliform avail attack bacillosis aviation attentat n backblast / TCvGSCshEn / attic L backboard aircraft manufacture, development, attune and design. backdrop The sophisticated safety measures attuned in modern aviation make air travel background v safer than road travel. n / EStVnd / / SbakTgraUnd / L + L > E award E + E brought into harmony or accord. a position away from that which The horse demonstrated that it was aweigh holds the center of attention. attuned to its rider’s desires. Darby’s parents stayed in the awning background during her party. aubergine

Page 10 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently backhoe baku ballroom n n n / SbakThP / / SbB(T)kV / / SbOlTrVm / E + E Philippine name Gk > L > F > E an excavating machine in which the a hat made of a fine lightweight a large room for dances. bucket is rigidly attached to a straw made of fibers from the Karin’s birthday party was held in hinged stick on the boom and is talipot palm. the ballroom of the Plaza Hotel. drawn toward the machine in Tony was wearing a baku as he got operation. off the airplane after his trip to the ballyhoo Slim manned the backhoe while Jed Philippines. directed him from the ground. ballyhooed balata v backlash / SbalGThVd / balconied unknown backpack drummed up interest in by means baldmoney of exaggerated, flamboyant backspin n publicity. n / SbOldTmEnG / Every mile or two along the / SbakTspin / E highway there were large signs that E any of several plants of the genus ballyhooed the popular amusement a backward rotary motion imparted Gentiana. park. especially to a ball that causes the The baldmoney likes the sun but ball on touching the ground or doesn’t thrive in rich soil. balm some other surface to recoil, n bounce backward, stop dead, or roll balintawak / SbBm / forward only a short distance. Gk > L > F > E Tommy used backspin to position balisaur a spicy odor. the cue ball for the next shot. The garden sent out radiance and balistraria balm into the air. bacteriolysin balkline balmacaan baculus n ballabile / TbalmESkan / badge n Scot geog name / bBSlBbETlC / a loose boxy overcoat made of badly It rough wool and with raglan adv a dance in classic ballet performed sleeves, a short turnover collar, and / SbadlG / by the corps de ballet by itself or a closing that may be buttoned to E with the principal dancers. the throat. poorly, faultily, defectively. The ballet ended with a ballabile As Sherlock Holmes crossed the Roscoe says his car runs badly but that included many young dance moors, Dr. Watson followed will make it to Cicero. students. closely, wrapped in a warm balmacaan. bagasse balladmongering band bagpipe balletic n adj / Sband / bailment / baSleZik / Gmc > Prov > E Gk > L > It > F [has homonym: banned] a body of baker [has near homonym: balladic] armed individuals : gang. relating to or resembling ballet. Al Capone’s band of outlaws had a The Russian ice dancers performed hideout in the northern woods of a balletic program to win the Wisconsin. Olympic gold medal. banda ballistician bandit

bandy

Page 11 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently barong batter baneful n barracoon / SbaZE(r) / banefully E basalt [has homonym: badder] a mixture banish (as for cake or waffles) that baseball consists of flour, liquid, and other bankbook ingredients and is thin enough to based pour or drop from a spoon. bannerstone Gordon mixed batter for waffles basha while Julie sliced fruit and made banquette bacon. n basic / baNSket / adj battlement Gmc > Prov > F / SbCsik / n [has homonym: banket] a raised Gk > L > F > E / SbaZFlmEnt / way or foot bank along the inside of, relating to, or characteristic of a Celt > L > F > E + Ecf of a parapet on which soldiers are compound capable of reacting with a parapet that consists of alternate posted to fire upon the enemy. an acid to form a salt, its aqueous solid parts and open spaces that is The battle plan called for the solutions if it is water-soluble used in fortified buildings for archers to stand on the banquette having an acrid brackish taste and defense. and fire upon the approaching turning litmus blue. The soldiers on the west battlement enemy. The textbook stated that basic had been bribed to ignore the substances felt slippery and tasted advancing enemy. bantamize bad, but the students were forbidden to touch or taste the bawcock bantling chemicals in the lab. n / SbOTkBk / barbarity basil F > E a fine fellow. barbecue basilar “How art thou today, good bawcock?” inquired Theo. barbed basilect bayadere barbules basipetal n / SbI(y)ETdi(E)r / barcelona basque L > Pg > F a fabric made with a design of barely bassinet horizontal stripes in strongly contrasted colors. barleycorn bastinado Leslyn planned to use the remnant of bayadere for a wall hanging. barn batea n bazoo / SbBrn / bathe E beachhead [Note: The definition provided is bathetic n not the one most commonly / SbGchThed / associated with this word.] a unit of bathorse unknown + E area used in nuclear physics for [Note: The definition provided is measuring cross section. bathrobe not the one most commonly Zirconium has an absorption cross associated with this word.] an section of only 0.18 barn for low- bathtub initial advance position or foothold energy neutrons. to be used as vantage ground for extending to new areas. barnacles The general discussed with the president his selection of Site A as baronetcy the beachhead for the invasion.

Page 12 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently beaming beaver begonia adj n n / SbGmiN / / SbGvE(r) / / bDSgPnyE / E E F name marked by or expressive of extreme a large semiaquatic rodent having a plant of a large genus of and unreserved joy, happiness, or webbed hind feet and a broad flat succulent herbs native to the tropics satisfaction. tail, feeding chiefly on bark and but widely cultivated with The beaming actress thanked the twigs. asymmetrical leaves and flowers audience profusely for applauding. Thanks to the adaptations of its succeeded by capsular fruit. teeth, the beaver has a remarkable Aunt Betsy planted a pink begonia beaner ability to cut down trees for food beside Grandmother’s grave. and building mats. beanery behave because beanstalk behavioral becerrista bearskin behest n bedchamber / Sbe(E)rTskin / n beleaguered E + E / SbedTchCmbE(r) / [Note: The definition provided is E + Gk > L > F > E beletter not the one most commonly bedroom. v associated with this word.] an often The ladies of the bedchamber were / bDSleZE(r) / large full-dress military hat made the only ones who ever saw the E + L > F > E of the skin of a bear. queen without her wig. decorate the name of (a person) by The palace guard adjusted his appending abbreviations of official saber and bearskin before bedevilment or academic rank. reporting for duty. Horace looks forward to the day he bedlamite can beletter his name with M.D. beastie beefsteak belief beastly n adj beeswax / bDSlGf / / SbGstlG / E E beetle trust in religion : persuasion of the [Note: Could be confused with n validity of religious ideas. bestially, beastily, beastlily.] very / SbGZFl / Jennifer’s belief has been nasty : abominable. E unshakable through many The mountain climbers were [has homonym: beadle] any of unforeseen bumps in the road of stymied in their attempt to reach various insects resembling those in life. the summit because of the beastly the order Coleoptera. weather. Both a cockroach and a ladybug bellarmine may be called a “beetle.” beautician befallen bellhop v beautiful / bDSfOlEn / bellowed E beauty taken place especially as if by bellowing prompting of destiny or fate. v beauvais Sandro would have been a rich / Sbe(T)lPiN / man, if not for the fortune that has E befallen him. emiting a loud deep hollow prolonged sound. befuddle “Stop bellowing,” Mr. Jenkins said sharply. “Do you want the entire beginner school to hear you?” bellyband

belong

Page 13 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently berthage bicaudate beloved adj beryl / bISkOTdCt / bementite L beset having or terminating in two tails. benday Tommy paid two dollars at the fair besides to see a bicaudate salamander. benedictory betray bicolor benefice better bidentate benighted beverage bidet benignancy beware bienniums benjamin n bewitch bier / SbenjEmDn / F > E bezoar bifid a balsamic resin that is obtained from various trees of the genus Bible bifurcate Styrax that is used chiefly in n treating irritations of the skin. / SbIbEl / bight Zach smeared a dollop of benjamin Phoenician geog name > Gk on his mosquito bite. a book containing the sacred bigwig writings of a religion. bensh The Koran is the Muslim Bible. bilabial benumbed biblical bilander v adj / bDSnEmd / / SbiblDkEl / billabong E Gk n deprived of sensation or feeling. of, relating to, derived from, or in / SbilETbON / The skiers returned to the lodge to accord with the Bible. Australian native name warm their benumbed fingers and Camp Joseph’s guidelines are a backwater caused by overflow toes. biblical, although the counselors from a river and forming a stagnant rarely ever mention the Bible. pool. benzidine Jill’s postcard from Australia bibliophagous pictured an emu standing by a bequeathal billabong. bibliophilic bergylt billfold bibliophilist berkelium billionth bibliotherapy berloque n billycan / TbiblGEStherEpG / n berserk Gk + Gk / SbilGTkan / adj the use of selected reading Australian > E / bErSzErk / materials as curative facilitators in [Note: Could be confused with ON medicine and in psychiatry; also : billiken.] a cylindrical container marked by a display of violent guidance in the solution of personal having a set-in lid and a wire bail erratic behavior indicative of problems through directed reading. and often used for outdoor cooking. extreme excitement or agitation and The child psychologist spoke to the Arlene accidentally knocked over suggestive of sudden mental parent group about the the billycan, scattering the coals unbalance. effectiveness of bibliotherapy. and starting a small fire. Jake almost went berserk when the last concert tickets were sold to the bimanous person in line just ahead of him.

Page 14 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently bimester bitter blancmange adj n bioethics / SbiZE(r) / / blESmBnj / E F + L > F biorhythm [Note: The definition provided is a dessert made from gelatinous or not the one most commonly starchy substances and milk usually biosensor associated with this word. In sweetened, flavored, and shaped in n addition, word has homonym: a mold. / SbIPTsen(t)sE(r) / bidder.] distasteful to the mind : A touch of anisette is the secret to Gk + L distressing to contemplate. Cassandra’s blancmange. a device sensitive to a physical or Larry had to accept the bitter fact chemical stimulus and transmitting that all his houseplants were dying. blare information about a life process. The technicians checked and bittersweet blas rechecked every biosensor on board the space station. bitumen blaspheme biphyletic bivalve blasphemed birder bivittate blastocyte n / SbErdE(r) / bizarrely blastomere E an observer or identifier of wild bizygomatic bleak birds in their natural surroundings. adj Uncle Hayden is so avid a birder blackjack / SblGk / that he never goes anywhere E without binoculars and his blackmail lacking in warmth or kindliness : notebook. n cheerless, grim. / SblakTmCl / The bleak environmentalist warned birdlime E + ON > E of pollution’s impact on life on n extortion of money by threats Earth. / SbErdTlIm / especially of subjecting someone to E + E criminal prosecution or revealing blench an extremely adhesive substance something injurious to his or her formerly used to trap small birds by reputation. blepharitis smearing twigs where the birds are Blackmail was originally accustomed to perch. protection money that Scottish bletting Marvin begged the gardener not to chieftains forced farmers and small use birdlime to get rid of the landowners to pay for protection blewits burgeoning sparrow population. against plunder. blimp birr blackout blindfold bisdiapason blacksmith v / SblIn(d)TfPld / bisect blahs E v cover the eyes of with or as if with / SbITsekt / blanch a bandage. L v Club members insisted that divide into two usually equal parts. / Sblanch / Demetrius blindfold his little The teacher taught the class how to F > E brother before taking him to their use a compass to bisect a line. scald or parboil (foods) in boiling secret hideout. water or steam in order to remove bismarckian the skin from, whiten, or stop blister enzymatic action in. bisulcate Jessica’s cooking teacher told her to blanch and peel the tomatoes bite before adding them to the sauce.

Page 15 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently blithesome blubbery bolivar adj n / SblIthsEm / bluff / bPSlGTvBr / E + Ecf S Amer name lively in voice, manner, or blurbist the basic monetary unit of appearance : cheery, merry. Venezuela. The blithesome lottery winner boards Drew recently added a drachma, a gushed that she had just booked a ruble, and a bolivar to his currency Caribbean cruise. boardwalk collection. blockhead boarish bolo n / SblBkShed / boater bolshevism D > F > E + E n a dull and stupid person. / SbPZE(r) / bolshevize Clara called Kory a “blockhead” E for believing everything said in [Note: The definition provided is bolster commercials. not the one most commonly associated with this word.] a man’s bolt blondined stiff straw hat with a flat crown, n ribbon band, and straight brim. / SbPlt / bloodhound Grandpa reminisced about when he E attended Fourth of July picnics a rod or heavy pin designed to bloodless wearing his white linen suit and a fasten two or more objects together adj boater. or to hold one or more objects in / SblEdlDs / place, often having a head at one E boatload end and a screw thread cut upon the lacking or apparently lacking other end. blood. bobble Ever earthquake-conscious, Becky Martha’s face went bloodless with used a large bolt to fasten the fright at the sight of her brother bodaciously heavy bookcase to the wall. Joe’s Halloween costume. bodhi bombardier bloodstone bodoni bomblet bloodthirsty boffo bond blooming n adj bogatyr / SbBnd / / SblVmiN / E E boiling a mechanism by means of which flowering. adj atoms, ions, or groups of atoms are A blooming azalea sits on the cedar / SbOiliN / held together in a molecule or chest in Paul’s house. L > F > E crystal. bubbling from the action of heat. The fact that the length of the bond blotter The boiling blue and yellow liquids between atoms can be calculated in the lab fascinated young flabbergasted Tenacity. blowgun Lucinda. blowhole boisterously n / SblPThPl / E + E a nostril in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean. The whale gave one spout through its blowhole, took in fresh air, and was down again.

Page 16 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently bondsman boondockers borsholder n n pl n / SbBn(d)zmEn / / SbVnTdBkE(r)z / / SbO(r)sThPldE(r) / E Tag? E [Note: Plural form is pronounced field shoes. a parish officer in Great Britain identically. Also, has near After a long day of planting corn, corresponding to the petty homonym: bondman.] one who Horace was relieved to get out of constable. assumes legal liability for another’s his boondockers. William Dalton was appointed debt, default, or failure to do a borsholder of Keston in 1790. duty. boorish The defendant was released from botchy jail after a bondsman posted his bootlegger bail. n bottle / SbVtTlegE(r) / boneyard F > E + ON > E boubou one who illegally manufactures, bongo sells, or transports for sale boucharde especially alcoholic liquor. bonkers Government agents followed the bouchee bootlegger to his secret still and bonnetless destroyed it. boulter bonspiel borage bouncer boodle borane boundless n boohoo / SbPTrCn / bounteously ISV bookend a compound of boron and bounty hydrogen. n bookish The simplest borane is called / SbaUntG / adj “diborane” and has 12 valence L > E / SbUkish / electrons. a reward, premium, or subsidy E especially when offered or given by of or relating to books. borax the government. The result of Hilda’s bookish life is The state offered a $5000 bounty that every available wall of her bordeaux for the apprehension of the escaped home is lined with books. convict. boreal booklet bower boresight bookworm bowgrace n boresome n / SbUkTwErm / / SbaUTgrCs / E + E boric F > E one unusually devoted to reading or adj a fender of rope or waste for studying books. / SbPrik / protecting a ship from injury by Vanessa was a bookworm when she L > F floating ice. was in elementary school but of, relating to, or derived from a Captain Armstrong ordered the recently started showing more high-melting trivalent metalloid deckhand to reattach the bowgrace interest in extracurricular element that is known both in an to the ship’s prow. activities. extremely hard shiny black crystalline form and in the form of bowknot a greenish yellow or brown amorphous powder. bowl Boric acid is used industrially to make Pyrex.

boron

Page 17 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently bowler brandy breloque n n / SbPlE(r) / / SbrandG / breve E name D a stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped [Note: The definition provided is bricole crown and a rather narrow rolled not the one most commonly brim—called also “derby.” associated with this word. In bridegroom Until recent times a proper English addition, word could be confused n gentleman wouldn’t leave home with barani.] a trampoline and / SbrIdTgrVm / without his bowler and brolly. tumbling stunt in which the E performer does a front somersault a man just married or about to be bowsprit with a half twist. married. The crowd went wild as Chris The bridegroom wiped frosting bowstave executed a perfect brandy. from his mouth and smiled for the photographer. brace brassy adj bridge bracero / SbrasG / n E / Sbrij / bracketed of the color of brass, a usually E yellow alloy of copper with zinc or any of various widely differing brad formerly tin. card games for four players in two n The brassy color of Mrs. Gilbert’s partnerships. / Sbrad / hair could not possibly be natural. Barb and Ray invited their E neighbors over to play bridge and a slender wire nail with a small brat watch videos. deep round head. Ricardo used a brad to attach the brattice brie moulding. brazenface brighten bradytely breakage brill brainstorm v breaker brilliantly / SbrCnTstO(E)rm / n E + E / SbrCkE(r) / brio find a solution for a specific F > Sp > E problem by amassing [Note: The definition provided is briskly spontaneously occurring ideas. not the one most commonly adv Henley’s group decided to associated with this word. In / SbrisklG / brainstorm in the morning session addition, word has homonym: F? + Ecf and evaluate the produced ideas in braker.] a small water cask in a quick, energetic manner. the afternoon session. especially for use in a lifeboat. Because of the cold Sam walked The first thing the survivors did briskly to the store. bramble was to ration the water in the breaker. brisque branchiae n breastplate / Sbrisk / brandied n F / SbrestTplCt / [has homonym: brisk] an ace or a E + Gk? > L > F > E ten in certain card games in which a metal plate protecting the torso as the ten ranks between the ace and defensive armor. the king. The knight with the broken Emily needed a brisque to take the collarbone struggled painfully out trick and win the game. of his breastplate.

breeze

Page 18 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently broadcast bronzesmith buckeye n / SbrOdTkast / brood buckish E + ON > E n a single radio or television / SbrVd / buckle program. E Dad always stops whatever he is [has homonym: brewed] the buckles doing in order to listen to the news offspring of the same hen broadcast. especially if nearly of the same age. bucksaw Tim selected the largest chick from broaden the brood for a pet. buckshot brocard brooklime buckwheat n brogue / SbrUTklIm / budding E broguery [Note: Could be confused with buddleia geographical name Brookline.] any broil of certain aquatic or semiaquatic budge v plants of the genus Veronica. / SbrOil / American brooklime can be found buff L? > F > E along stream banks, swamps, clear adj cook by direct exposure to radiant ponds, and springs. / SbEf / heat (as on a grill over live coals or Gk > L > It > F beneath a gas flame or electric brother of a light to moderate yellow color. coil). Cedric chose buff paper for his Sharon brought two salmon steaks brow résumé. to broil on Gary’s hibachi. browbeat buffable broken brownstone buffer brokenhearted n adj / SbraUnTstPn / buffeted / TbrPkEnShBrZDd / E + E E + E a reddish brown sandstone used for bulb having the spirits depressed : building. crushed by grief or despair. The house faced with brownstone bulge Broke and brokenhearted, the was built about 75 years ago. prodigal son returned to ask his bulging father’s forgiveness. bruisewort bumicky broker brushability n bunch / SbrPkE(r) / brusquerie n F > AF > E / SbEnch / an agent who for a fee or brute E commission negotiates contracts of aggregate, cluster; especially : an purchase and sale between buyers bruxomania aggregate of things of the same and sellers. kind existing as a natural group or Pat’s grandfather was a cotton bryology considered together. broker who lost a fortune in the Jason selected the largest bunch of Crash of ’29. buccally grapes he could find and put it in his dad’s grocery cart. bronchiole bucchero bronchoconstrictor buchite bronchoscope bucket

Page 19 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently bundle burning cack n adj n / SbEndFl / / SbErniN / / Skak / D > E E unknown [Note: The definition provided is on fire. a baby’s heelless shoe with a soft not the one most commonly Al backed his chair away from the leather sole. associated with this word.] a heat of the burning campfire. The shoe clerk recommended a size shipping unit of about 125 pounds 3 cack for Amanda’s three-month that is used in papermaking. burnisher old boy. Rick bargained to reduce the shipping rate by 25 cents per burst cadastral bundle. burtoning caddisworm bungee burweed cadences Bunraku n pl n bury / SkCdFn(t)sDz / / bUnSrB(T)kV / L > It > E Jpn bushels the modulated and rhythmic Japanese puppet theater featuring n pl recurrences of any sound, large costumed wooden puppets, / SbUshElz / especially the sounds of nature. onstage puppeteers, and a chanter E Mary whispered in Jean’s ear so who speaks all the lines. units of dry capacity used in the quietly that her words sounded Bunraku features four-foot-high United States, each equal to merely like broken cadences of dolls adroitly manipulated by 2,150.42 cubic inches. breathing. black-clad puppeteers in full view By his reckoning, Herman had of the audience. hauled over 10,000 bushels of cadential leaves by the end of the fall. bunt cadmium v buskined / SbEnt / caducicorn Gmc > F > E bustard block or push (the ball) in a game cafard of baseball within the infield by buttonboard meeting it with a loosely held bat caftan and no swing. bygones The team coach told Jackson to cage bunt the next pitch. byssoid cahier buoyage bystander cairngorm buoyance byway calamander burbark byzantinism calamari burble cabbage v calash / SbErbEl / cabdriver n imit E / kESlash / become turbulent. cabin Czech > G > F In the wind-tunnel tests, Hans a large hood worn by women in the could see the air burble off the left cablese 18th century. wing. Priscilla’s calash was made of caboodle green silk and was supported by burgee whalebone hoops. cacholong burmite calcaneal caciquism calciferous

Page 20 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently calfskin calzone camshaft n californium / kalSzPn / canaanite L > It Calinago a baked or fried turnover of pizza canaliculus n dough stuffed with various fillings / kalESnB(T)gP / usually including cheese. cancan Carib > Sp Jenna’s calzone was so large that it n a native of the Lesser Antilles. nearly covered the entire plate. / SkanTkan / The guide for the couple’s island F tour was a Calinago. camber a woman’s dance of French origin characterized by high kicking caller cambistry usually while holding up the front n of a full ruffled skirt. / SkOlE(r) / camcorder There used to be many clubs in ON > E n Paris where the cancan was [Note: The definition provided is / SkamTkO(r)dE(r) / performed. not the one most commonly L > E + L > E associated with this word. In a small portable videocassette candid addition, word has near homonym: camera and recorder combined. collar.] one that makes the calls for Jessica borrowed her neighbor’s candied a square dance. camcorder to make a tape for her Don is the senior square dance parents. canicular club’s favorite caller. camel canker calligram camelback cankerous Callisaurus n Camelot canned / TkalESsOrEs / n Gk / SkamETlBt / cannery a small genus of lizards (family E name Iguanidae). a time, place, or atmosphere of cannoli The gridiron-tailed lizard is a idyllic happiness. n pl member of the genus Callisaurus The assassination of President / kESnPlG / living in the southwestern United Kennedy is sometimes referred to L > It States. as “the end of Camelot.” tubes of pastry fried in deep fat and camisa filled with a sweetened mixture of calories n ricotta cheese, cream, and / kESmGsE / flavoring. calorimetric Gmc > L > Sp Aunt Carla’s cannoli are so good adj a woman’s embroidered blouse that an Italian restaurant offered to / TkalErDSmetrik / with loose sleeves. buy her recipe. (L + Gk) > F Jeri practiced her Spanish while of or relating to the measurement of bargaining for a colorful camisa. canonize quantities of heat. The lab manual explained how to camouflet cantatrice make a calorimetric device using n two Styrofoam cups and a campaigner / TkBntEStrGchG / thermometer. L > It > F campfire [Note: One of plural forms is calorimetry pronounced similarly.] a woman camphoraceous singer; especially : an opera singer. calotype The cantatrice sang most camporee poignantly when she bid goodbye calyculus in her death scene. campsite Cantonese camptocormia

Page 21 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently canvasback carhop casement n caoutchouc cariostatic / SkCsmEnt / F? > E capacitance carious a window sash that opens on hinges. capillaceous carnation The imprisoned princess chipped away at the mortar surrounding the capriciously carnelian iron bars set in the casement. capsicum caroche Cassandra n capsized carousal / kESsandrE / Gk name captive carouse one who prophesies misfortune or disaster. captivity carphology Mary’s accurate intuition about impending adversity makes her a car carport Cassandra whose warnings should n be heeded. / SkBr / carrefour L > G or D > E cassioberry [Note: The definition provided is carrier not the one most commonly cassis associated with this word.] a large carroccio live-box for keeping fish or lobsters caste alive. carry n Sherman tossed the lobster into the / Skast / car and continued fishing. carsick L > Pg [has homonym: cast] one of the carbide carstone hereditary classes into which the n n society of India is divided in / SkBrTbId / / SkBrTstPn / accordance with a system L + ISVcf E fundamental in Hinduism. a binary compound of carbon with a firmly cemented ferruginous Members of the Brahman caste a more electropositive element. sandstone found in the British isles. have the exclusive right to become Carbon combines with metals to Carstone, once a traditional Hindu priests. form several kinds of carbide, some English building material, is now of which are used in metal-cutting used largely for constructional fill. casteless tools. cartload castellatus carbonnade n / SkBrtTlPd / casting carcinolytic ON > E + E one third of a cubic yard (as of casual careful dirt). Every spring, Glennis goes to the cataclysmically carfare tree nursery and buys a cartload of dirt for her garden. catallactics carga n cartoons catalogic / SkBrgE / Sp carty catalufa a unit of weight usually of a value about equal to 300 pounds used in carvel catalyst Mexico and certain other Spanish- American countries. case catamount Juan ordered a carga of rice from his vendor. catatonic

Page 22 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently catawba Catholic cent n adj / kEStObE / / Skath(E)lik / centenarian Choctaw Gk > L > F a very dark to blackish red. of, relating to, or being a body of centenary When Morton added a layer of Christians belonging to any of indigo paint to his red Volkswagen, various churches claiming center the resulting color could only be historical continuity from the called “catawba.” ancient undivided Christian centerpiece Church. catcall Roger and Theresa are planning a centesimate Catholic wedding with a full mass. catch centripetally n cationic / Skach / adj centrolinead L > F > E / SkaZTITBnik / [has near homonyms: cache, cash, Gk > ISV ceramics ketch] something that is taken in or relating to or consisting of as if in a trap; especially : the total positively charged atoms or groups cerebellar quantity trapped at one time. of atoms. The commercial fishing boat Sodium atoms can easily lose an cerebration returned to the harbor with an electron and thus become cationic. unusually good catch. certiorari cattery catchy cervicorn caulescent cate cesspool n caulocarpic n / SkCt / / SsesTpVl / L > F > E cavalierly L > F > E [has homonym: kate] a dainty or an underground catch basin that is choice food : delicacy. caveman used where there is no sewer. Some consider caviar a cate; A contractor determined the best others disdainfully refer to it as cavern location for the farmhouse’s “fish eggs.” cesspool. ceilometer catechesis chain celature n categorematic / SchCn / celestialize L > F > E categorical [Note: The definition provided is celiotomy not the one most commonly catenate associated with this word.] a unit of v cembalo length equal to 66 feet. / SkaZETnCt / According to the original survey, L cenacle Lynette’s property has a total connect in a series of links or ties. frontage of 1 chain. “The ability of carbon to catenate cense is discussed on page 743 of your v chairman textbook,” the lab technician said / Ssen(t)s / condescendingly. L chairoplane perfume. cater During the ceremony, the priests chairwoman cense the altar. cathode chalazion censor chambray censurable channel

Page 23 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently chantilly chelate chiaus v chaotically / SkGTlCt / Chicano Gk n characterize combine with (a metal) so as to / chiSkBnP / form a ring of usually five or six Sp charbray atoms in which a central metallic [Note: Could be confused with ion is held in a coordination Chicana.] a male American of charm complex by one or more groups, Mexican descent. n each of which can attach itself to Rodrigo is proud to be a Chicano. / SchBrm / the central ion by at least two E bonds. chickabiddy [Note: The definition provided is Lead poisoning is usually treated not the one most commonly with agents such as EDTA or BAL chickling associated with this word.] a flock that chelate with lead to form a n of finches. stable complex of ions. / SchikliN / The largest finch flew out of the L > F > E charm and alighted on the chimney. cherish the grass pea of Europe cultivated for seeds and forage. charnel cherry Seeds of the chickling can be made adj into paste balls, put in curry, or charterhouse / ScherG / boiled and eaten like legumes. n Gk > L > F > E / SchBrZErThaUs / [has homonym: chary] of a chide F > E variable color averaging a moderate a monastery for members of an red that has a hint of yellow. chiffchaff austere religious order founded by Santa is often portrayed with St. Bruno in 1084. cherry cheeks. chiller Monks leave the charterhouse once a week to take a long walk. chert chimerism charwoman chessman china n chasseur / SchesTman / Chinarra F&L > E n checkers [Note: Could be confused with / chDSnBrE / plural form of word.] one of 32 Amerind > Sp checkrein pieces used in chess. an Indian people comprising a Sasha’s cat knocked over a major subdivision of the Concho cheekiness chessman as she jumped up on the group. board. The small museum was devoted to cheekpiece the culture of the Chinarra. chesstree cheeseburger n chine / SchesTtrG / F > E chinfest a piece of wood with a pulley or pulleys bolted in the topside of an chintz antiquated ship. Elmo wrapped the line around the chesstree to keep from tripping on it as he swabbed the deck.

chestnut

cheviot

chez

Page 24 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently chiral choucroute chromosome adj n / SkI(E)rEl / / shVkrVt / chronicles Gk F + G > F n pl of, relating to, or being a molecule sauerkraut. / SkrBnDkElz / that is nonsuperimposable on its Elena ordered a bratwurst covered Gk > L > F mirror image. with choucroute. historical accounts of facts or Ray tried to explain why chiral events that are arranged in order of compounds are called “optically chrematistics time and usually without analysis active” and what they do to light or interpretation. that passes through them. chrism In his chronicles the geologist describes the many expeditions he chirography christened took to study volcanos. v chirotony / SkrisFnd / chrononomy Gk > L > E chitchat received or initiated into a chrysolite Christian church by the rite of chlorella baptism. chrysopal n The priest christened the Jensens’ / klESrelE / new baby Theodore. chrysoprase Gk > L any of the nonmotile unicellular christening chuck green algae of the genus Chlorella. In the ponds studied, the chlorella Christian chucklehead proved to be the most efficient n photosynthetic organism. / Skris(h)chEn / church Gk > L n chloromelanite one who believes or professes or is / SchErch / assumed to believe in Jesus Christ E chlorophane and the truth as taught by him. a building set apart for public When Marie was baptized a especially Christian worship. chockablock Christian, she decided to read the The church of Hagia Sophia in adv Bible daily. Istanbul was built in the sixth / SchBkETblBk / century A.D. unknown + D > F > E chroma in a crowded or overflowing n chylomicron manner. / SkrPmE / Condos and cabins were built Gk cicadellid chockablock along the tiny beach. the color dimension on the Munsell scales that correlates most closely cicatrix cholla with saturation. The aspect of color known as cider choplogical “chroma” refers to its vividness. cinch chopper chromic adj cinematize choragic / SkrPmik / Gk cinemobile choralcelo of, relating to, or derived from a blue-white usually hard and brittle chordal metallic element that is resistant to corrosion and is used chiefly in chorography alloys and in electroplating. Mr. McGonigle corrected Stan’s choruses diagram of the structure of chromic acid to include four oxygen atoms.

chrominance

Page 25 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently cinereal civilly cleaver adj / sDSnirGEl / cladoptosis clef L gray tinged or shaded with black— claimant cleft used especially in technical descriptions in biology. claimer cleoid The cinereal plumage of the vulture made it look as if it had fallen in an clairvoyance clericature ashpit. clamor clever cipher clang cliffside circulation clapper climax circumambient adj claro clinamen / TsErkEmSambGEnt / L clasp clingstone surrounding, encompassing. n The circumambient fog made / Sklasp / clingy driving extremely difficult. E adj a releasable catch for holding / SkliNG / circumforaneous together two or more objects or E complementary parts of something. having a strong emotional circummure Sharon struggled impatiently with attachment or dependence. the ornate clasp on the small box Dylan was nervous and clingy circumspect that Jamal gave her. when his mother took him to his new kindergarten. circumspectly claustration clinkerer cirrostratus clausula cloak cis claybank n adj / SklPk / / Ssis / cleanliness L > ON > F L something resembling or [has homonym and near homonym: clearing suggesting an outer garment. sis and cyst] having or n The princesses decided, “Words characterized by certain atoms or / SkliriN / and numbers are of equal value, groups on the same side of the E for, in the cloak of knowledge, one molecule. a tract of land made free of wood is warp and the other woof.” Greg said that cis isomers and and brush. trans isomers were molecules made The deer moved among the trees at cloakroom of the same combination of atoms, the edge of the clearing. but in different configurations and clog often with very different properties. cleavage n / SklBg / cisco cleave E v [Note: The definition provided is citrine / SklGv / not the one most commonly E associated with this word.] a heavy citron adhere firmly, loyally, and shoe, sandal, or overshoe having a unwaveringly. thick typically wooden sole. citrus The minister said that even though The thick-soled clog is the doubt was a natural human failing, precursor of the modern tap shoe. city believers must still cleave to the doctrines of the church. cityscape

Page 26 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently clogger coach cognate n adj / SklBgE(r) / coact / SkBgTnCt / E L one who performs a dance with a coalmouse of a language : related by descent clattering rhythm while wearing n from the same recorded or assumed clogs. / SkPlTmaUs / ancestral language. Skip is a clogger and performs E An 18th-century judge named every year at the state fair. a small greenish gray European William Jones revealed that ancient bird with a black cap and white Sanskrit is actually cognate with clogging patch on the neck. Western European languages. The coalmouse looked around cloister suspiciously before flying off. cogwheel v / SklOistE(r) / coaxial coherent L > F > E adj confine in or as if in an enclosed cobra / kPShirEnt / space : seclude from the world. L Brenda knew the property manager coccid having the quality of holding would disapprove of her new together firmly. puppy, but she couldn’t cloister cockleshell Marcello cooked the risotto for so Muffin in her apartment any long that it came out of the pan in a longer. cocotte single coherent lump. clonal cocozelle cohort clone codex coiffeuse closure codices coimplicant clothespin coeducation coincidence n clou coelacanth / kPSin(t)sDdEn(t)s / L cloy coesite the concurrence of events or circumstances appropriate to one clump cofeature another or having significance in n relation to one another but between clumsiness / kPSfGchE(r) / which there is no apparent causal L > E + L > F > E connection. clumsy a presentation in a program (as in By coincidence, Mary’s wedding an entertainment) accompanying date is the same day her cousin cluster but usually subordinate in interest plans to get married. n to a main attraction. / SklEstE(r) / Kerry thought that the cofeature colcothar E was more interesting than the a number of similar things grouped feature presentation. cold together in association or in adj physical proximity. coffin / SkPld / Several people who lived in the E cluster of houses near the chemical coffle having a temperature notably below plant have serious health problems. that compatible with human cogitation comfort. clydesdale The house grew so cold with the heat cut off that Eric moved into cnemis the garage, which had a kerosene heater. coacervation colewort

Page 27 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently colin comatose companion n colitis combative / kEmSpanyEn / L > It > D? collaborative combinatorial [Note: The definition provided is not the one most commonly collared comedist associated with this word.] a adj structure with frames and sashes / SkBlErd / commando formerly incorporated into the deck L of a vessel to admit light to a cabin [has homonym: collard] wearing, commeasurable or lower deck. having, or depicted with a band, adj A large wave crashed into the strip, or chain worn or placed / kESmezh(E)rEbEl / companion and startled the crew around the neck. L + L > F > E + L > Ecf members below. Several collared men stood holding [Note: Could be confused with farm implements in the old commensurable.] equal in size, companionway daguerreotype. extent, amount, or degree. Iron has disadvantages almost comparable colleague commeasurable with its virtues. compellable collect commingle compendious collectivize commitments compensated colleen commixture competence collegian commodatum complanate collie commoner completely collision commonweal complexion collodion commorant component colloidal communication comportment colluvies community n / kEmSpPrtmEnt / collywobbles commutation F n pl n manner of bearing : deportment, / SkBlGTwBbFlz / / TkBmyEStCshEn / demeanor. (L + G)? > E? L The mysterious woman, who a slight intestinal disturbance change of a legal penalty or claimed to be a princess, had a accompanied by abdominal cramps. punishment to a lesser one. regal comportment and a very Bruno came down with the At the last minute the governor tasteful wardrobe. collywobbles after the pie-eating called in his commutation of the contest. prisoner’s death sentence to life Compositae imprisonment. n pl colonization / kEmSpBzETtG / companies L colonnette a very large family of herbs, shrubs, and trees considered to colostrum constitute the most highly evolved plants and characterized by florets coltish arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers. colubrine Plants in the Compositae can be as small as a dandelion and as large columbaceous as a sunflower.

Page 28 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently compositor concomitance confinement n compotation concrete / kEnSfInmEnt / n L > F comprehensible / SkBnTkrGt / the act of restraining or state of L > E being restrained within a limited comprehension a hard strong building material. area. The dog walked on the concrete After three years’ confinement, the compress before it set, leaving its paw prints. convict was released on parole. v / kEmSpres / condescension confrerie L n reduce the volume of by or as if by / TkBndDSsenchEn / Confucian pressure : make hard or solid. L adj At the vitamin factory the children an act or instance of assuming an / kEnSfyVshEn / were shown a machine that could air of superiority (as to one inferior Chin name compress the ingredients into a pill or less fortunate). [has near homonym: confusion] of in less than a second. With dry condescension Mr. Blain or relating to the Chinese describes the natives as philosopher Confucius or his compurgation “primitive” and “uncivilized.” teaching or followers. Most Westerners’ knowledge of comradeship condone Confucian thought is nonexistent or limited to a few spurious comtemptible conepate quotations. n comtemptuous / TkPnESpBZC / confusing Nahuatl > Sp adj conacaste hog-nosed skunk. / kEnSfyVziN / Hernandez was the first naturalist L conatus to classify the conepate and other misleading, perplexing. skunks in Mexico. “Everything is so confusing and all concameration your words only make things confection worse,” he said. concatenation n / kEnSfekshEn / congealed concave L v [has near homonym: convection] / kEnSjGld / concede delicacy; usually : a preparation of L > F > E fruits, nuts, roots, or other morsels made viscid or of a consistency like conchiferous with sugar. jelly. Turkish delight is a chewy The impudent soldier’s punishment conchologist confection often flavored with was to clean the congealed grease finely chopped nuts and rosewater. from the wall behind the conciliating cookstoves. adj conferencier / kEnSsilGTCZiN / congiary L conferral tending to become or try to become conglomeration friendly. confidential Jane’s fears will completely wear congrio off when she gets a little acquainted configuration with Mrs. Elton’s family, for there conjuration is nothing in their manners but confine what is highly conciliating. conciliation conciliatory

Page 29 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently connatural constraint continuity adj n n / kBSnach(E)rEl / / kEnzStrCnt / / TkBntDSn(y)VEZG / L + L L > F > E L connected by nature : inborn, control over one’s own feelings, [Note: The definition provided is inherent. behavior, or actions. not the one most commonly Many pigeons have a connatural John’s parents taught him that he associated with this word.] the sense of direction. must put some constraint on his script for a radio or television quick temper. program (as of the introductory and conscription transitional material used by an construct announcer or master of consequent ceremonies). consular Mario’s job is to write the conserve continuity for the variety show. consulate consignation contract consulting consistent v contraction adj / kEnSsEltiN / / kEnSsistEnt / L contradicted L asking the advice of : seeking the v showing no significant change, opinion of. / kBntrESdiktDd / unevenness, or contradiction. Duke would not take any medicine L It was impossible for anyone to without consulting his doctor. asserted the contrary of : took issue throw with such consistent with. perfection. consultor Esther contradicted nearly everything her younger brother conspectus contaminate said. conspergent contemn contrail constable contemned contrarily n adv / SkBnztEbEl / contemporaries / kBnStrerDlG / L > F > E L a public officer responsible for contempt in a manner opposite to what is keeping the public peace and for expected. certain petty judicial duties. contented Karin decided contrarily to stay In English villages it is not adj home, disappointing her friends uncommon to see a constable / kEnStentDd / who had planned a movie outing. making his rounds on a bicycle. L free from dissatisfaction, anxiety, contrariwise constant or agitation : easy in mind. n Steve is a charmer—very friendly contravallation / SkBnztEnt / and responsive, and contented with L life. contravene something that does not vary or v change in its relationship or in an contents / TkBntrESvGn / essential relationship with other L > F things. go or act contrary to : obstruct the Soren explained that knowing the operation of. equilibrium constant of a reaction Ellie was sent to the principal’s is the key to solving many office when she threatened to chemistry problems. contravene the rule against leaving campus.

contrivance

contriver

Page 30 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently controller coony cordwinder n conurbation coot / SkOrdTwIndEr / F > E convention copartner shoemaker. n Alvin is the best cordwinder in / kEnSvenchEn / copen town, yet his prices are reasonable. L a practice in bidding or playing that copilot corgi by agreement between partners in n certain card games (as bridge) copper / SkOrgG / conveys some information not W necessarily deducible by logic. coppernose a short-legged long-backed dog Doris and Henry played bridge n with foxy head belonging to either using a convention of their own / SkBpE(r)TnPz / of two Welsh varieties. devising. L > F > E The Pembroke Welsh corgi in the an inflamed nose such as that of photo with Queen Elizabeth II is conversance acne rosacea or that sometimes one of four such dogs she owns. produced by habitual drunkenness. conversion W. C. Fields was famous for his coriaceous n misanthropy and his coppernose. / kEnSvErzhEn / corkscrew L coppersmith a change in one’s religious corky orientation marked also by a coquina adj concomitant change in belief. / SkOrkG / The conversion of St. Paul on the coralline L > Ar > E road to Damascus was a favorite peculiar to or suggestive of a topic of Renaissance painters. corbiestep beverage spoiled by corking. Sarnak rejected the corky wine and convincing cord told the waiter to bring another n bottle. convocation / SkO(E)rd / Gk > L > F > E cornupete convulse [Note: The definition provided is not the one most commonly coronated cooncan associated with this word. In n addition, word has homonym: corpulence / SkVnTkan / chord.] a unit of quantity of wood Sp&E equal to a stack 4 x 4 x 8 feet or correction [Note: Could be confused with 128 cubic feet. conquian.] a game of rummy After splitting a cord of firewood, correctional played by two or more with two Ray went inside for some hot adj packs of cards including two oatmeal. / kESrekshEnFl / jokers. L After losing ten games of cooncan cordaites dealing with or charged with the in a row, Troy threw up his hands treatment of offenders through a in despair and quit. corde program involving penal custody, parole, and probation. coonskin cordiality After his conviction for n counterfeiting, Matt had to serve / SkVnTskin / cordite several years in a correctional Algonquian + E facility. a cap made of the skin or pelt of the corduroys raccoon. The frontiersman wore a coonskin cordwainery with the tail hanging down his back.

Page 31 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently correlative cossack coulometric adj n adj / kESrelEZiv / / SkBTsEk / / SkVlETmetrik / L Turk > Russ&Ukrainian F name + Gk of paired words or expressions : a member of a favored military of or relating to chemical analysis regularly used together but caste of Russian frontiersmen and performed by determining the typically not adjacent to each other. border guards in Czarist Russia amount of a substance released in The teacher devoted an entire who played an important part in an electrolysis by measuring the period to subject-verb agreement Russian expansion. amount of electrical charge used. when correlative conjunctions are The museum’s hat display included Because an aqueous sodium used. one worn by a cossack who was an chloride solution can contain ancestor of Mr. Kuban, the curator. several species that can be oxidized correlativity and reduced, Anna used cotangent coulometric analysis. corroborative cottagey counterclockwise corrosion adv coucal / TkaUntE(r)SklBkTwIz / corrugate L > F > E + L > F > D > E + E couching in a direction opposite to that in corruption n which the hands of a clock rotate. / SkaUchiN / Fay never can remember whether corsepresent L > F > E turning the jar lid counterclockwise a style of embroidery in which a tightens or loosens it. cortile flat or raised design is made by threads or cords fastened down by counterfeiting corundum small stitches at regular intervals. n The bodice of the queen’s gown counterfoil / kESrEndEm / was decorated with satin threads Skt > Tamil and golden couching. countermure aluminum oxide occurring in nature in massive form and as variously cougar counterpane colored rhombohedral crystals n including the gems ruby, sapphire, couleur / SkaUntE(r)TpCn / oriental amethyst, oriental emerald, L > F > E and oriental topaz. coulis bedspread. Ruby can’t believe that all the n Aretha received a silk and linen different forms of corundum, / kVSlG / counterpane as a wedding present. including the gem she was named F after, contain the material from [has near homonyms: coolie, counterreformation which aluminum foil is made. cooly, coolly, coulee, coulie] a thick sauce made with pureed countersink corvette vegetable or fruit and often used as a garnish. countertrades coryza For dessert, Kathy ordered a chocolate torte with raspberry coupette cosmicality coulis. couple cosmogony coulombic n / SkEpEl / cosmonaut L > F > E two or an indefinite number of. cosmopolis George’s lunch consisted of a couple of apples and a candy bar. cosovereignty

Page 32 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently course crawl critical n v adj / SkP(E)rs / / SkrOl / / SkriZDkEl / L ON > E Gk + Ecf [has homonym: coarse] policy [has homonym: kraal] move, relating to, indicating, or being a chosen. progress, or advance slowly or state in which or a measurement or Though he did not know what laboriously. point at which some quality, course others would take, for The soldiers were forced to crawl property, or phenomenon suffers a Patrick Henry the choice was across a minefield to escape the finite change or undergoes drastic simple: liberty or death. enemy. alteration. Every substance has a critical courtyard creance temperature above which its gas n form cannot be made to liquefy. / SkPrtTyBrd / crebrity L > F > E + E critique a court or enclosure adjacent to or credenda attached to a house, castle, palace, croaker or other building. credulous The king was pacing in the crochet courtyard when the messenger creosote breathlessly announced the birth of crock the prince. crepe crocus cowardice crevasse croesus crabwise crewel croquette crackle criant croquettes cradle criminality n pl / krPSkets / craggy criminology F n small cone-shaped or rounded crake / TkrimESnBlEjG / masses consisting usually of L + Gk minced fowl, meat, or vegetable cram the scientific study of crime as a coated with egg and bread crumbs v social phenomenon, of criminal and fried in deep fat. / Skram / investigation, of criminals, and of On Friday nights Minnie always E penal treatment. makes salmon croquettes. study intensively or under pressure Many police officers take courses especially for an examination. in criminology and penology at crossopodia Helga planned ahead so that she community colleges. would not have to cram on croupade Thursday night for Friday’s cringle midterm. croupous cripple crane croutons critic cranny n crowbar / SkriZik / crate Gk one who engages often craven professionally in the analysis, artistic evaluation, or appreciation cravenette of works of art (as literary or dramatic works). Although the critic enjoyed the play as a whole, he wasn’t too pleased with some of the acting.

Page 33 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently crown culturist curiological n / SkraUn / cumuli curium Gk > L > F > E n pl a royal or imperial headdress or cap / SkyVmyETlI / curling of sovereignty : a diadem. L n Eric’s teacher asked him what massy cloud forms having a flat / SkErliN / Shakespeare meant by the line base and rounded outlines often E “Uneasy lies the head that wears piled up like mountains and [Note: The definition provided is the crown.” commonly appearing in the early not the one most commonly afternoon on warm days. associated with this word.] a game crucifix Tracy filled the sky of her painting developed in Scotland in which two with cumuli. teams of four persons each send cruiser stones spinning over a stretch of ice cumulonimbus about 42 yards long toward a target crupper n circle. / TkyVmyETlPSnimbEs / Angus has loved curling all his life cruse L and is the star player on his team. thundercloud. crushed As Stephanie drove down Interstate currycomb v 80, she could see a dark / SkrEsht / cumulonimbus approaching from cursive Gmc > F > E the west. completely subdued in spirits. cursively Kate was crushed with sorrow cumulus when her pet cat met an untimely cursor death. cunctation curule crustaceous cupid n curvet cryogenic / SkyVpDd / L name curvilinear cryptarithm a naked usually winged infantile figure representing the Roman god cusp crystalline of love and often holding a bow n and arrow. / SkEsp / crystallomancy Julia pasted a red cupid on a doily L and slipped it in Tony’s locker. point, apex. ctenoid Teddy attached a bright red tassel cupidity to the cusp of the dunce cap. cubbish cupiuba cutting cubby adj curate / SkEZiN / cubicle E curatrices [has homonym: cudding] given to cuisinier or designed for cutting, severing, or curbstone dividing. culicine n The nicks in the planer’s cutting / SkErbTstPn / blades annoyed Matt and made it cult E > F > L + E impossible to get a smooth board. n a stone set along a margin as a limit / SkElt / and protection. cyan L Chris always managed to hit the a religion regarded as unorthodox curbstone when he parked the car cyanotic or spurious. on the street. The police were warned that the cyberneticist leaders of the doomsday cult might curfew have been storing explosives.

Page 34 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently Cycladic dace dapper adj / sDSkladik / dacoit dapple Gk of or relating to the pre-Mycenaean dado dappled culture that prevailed in the v Cyclades islands. dah / SdapEld / The peoples of the Cycladic E civilization were seafarers who daimonion marked or variegated with spots or developed maritime trade with Asia patches of a different shade or Minor and North Africa before daintiness color. 1000 B.C. The lion was dappled with patterns dairymaid from the tangle of branches. cyclogeny dalmatian dare cyclone damage daredevil Cyclops n damascene dariole / SsITklBps / Gk damper darning one of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the damsel dashboard middle of the forehead. Kirk found a mask that would help dancery dashi make him a perfect Cyclops at the n n masquerade party. / Sdan(t)s(E)rG / / SdBsh(T)G / L? > F > E + Ecf Jpn cygneous a place of entertainment providing [has near homonyms: dasi, dassie] facilities for dancing. a fish broth made from dried cylindraceous Our neighborhood dancery has bonito. country line dancing every Yasuko added some miso paste and cylindrical Tuesday. scallions to the dashi. adj / sDSlindrDkEl / dancy dashpot Gk > F > E relating to or having the form or dander dasyphyllous properties of a tube. The caterpillar looked like a small, dandify dater cylindrical accordion, with pleats running around its circumference danio daube and spaced evenly along its axis. danseur dauerlauf cynegetic n / dBMSsEr / daunted cytochrome L? > F v n a male ballet dancer. / SdOntDd / / SsIZPTkrPm / The director chose a tall, graceful L > F > E Gk + Gk danseur for the part of Siegfried in sapped of courage : discouraged, any of several respiratory pigments Swan Lake. intimidated. that occur in animal and plant cells Even the experienced kayakers and play a major role in danza were daunted by the river’s intracellular oxidations. n treacherous rapids. Enzymes of cytochrome help to / SdBn(t)sE / detoxify cells and break down fat. L? > F > Sp dauphin a formal, stately dance. Czechoslovak The bewigged actors in the daydream commedia dell’arte began a slow dabchick danza on the stage. dayroom

Page 35 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently deaconess decal declaim v deadened decap / dDSklCm / v L > E / SdedFnd / decapod speak pompously, noisily, or E theatrically. [Note: Could be confused with decastere While in London, Sarah spent her dead end.] impaired in vigor, force, Sundays at Speaker’s Corner in activity, or sensation. decastich Hyde Park listening to various A dental patient’s pain can be orators declaim about a variety of effectively deadened by a local decay subjects. anesthetic. deceit declamation deadhead December declivitous deal decennium decoction deathly n adj dechlorinate / dDSkBkshEn / / SdeJlG / v L E / dGSklPrETnCt / a liquid preparation made of a like or having the characteristics of Ecf + Gk > ISV medicinal plant boiled in water. death. remove chlorine from. In ancient times, a decoction of A deathly stillness fell over the The gardener was advised to medicinal herbs was often the only audience as Dracula descended on dechlorinate the tap water before treatment available for internal his next victim. using it to water certain plants. injuries. debabelization decide decollate v debit / dDSsId / decompression L > F > E debonairly arrive at a choice or a solution. decongestant Jeri couldn’t decide what she debouch wanted for dessert, so she asked the decontrol v waiter for his recommendation. / dDSbVsh / decoy L > F decimated march out into open ground. decuple Major Kipling ordered the three decimation v regiments to debouch from the / Sdek(y)EpEl / ravines. decipher L > F > E make or become ten times as much debouches decisive or as many. adj No one would ever have dreamed debubblizer / dDSsIsiv / that the company’s worth would L decuple in two years. debunk having the power or quality of resolving : conclusive. dedans decade Many historians say that the siege n of Saratoga was the decisive battle dedition / SdeTkCd / of the Revolutionary War. Gk > L > F > E deduction a period of any ten years. decisively Carla claims she is going to let her defalcator hair grow for a decade without deckhand cutting it. defeasance decahedral defeat

Page 36 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently defeated deity demoralized v defenestration delaying / dDSmOrElIzd / L deferment delegitimation weakened in courage, fortitude, or spirit. deferral delight The employees became demoralized when company layoffs deferred delighted were announced. adj defiant / dDSlIZDd / demurred L > F > E defibrillate highly pleased : gratified, joyous. demythologize The delighted visitors couldn’t help deficiencies laughing at the monkey’s antics. denary deficient deliriously dendroid adj deficit delitescence / SdenTdrOid / Gk definition deliver resembling a tree in form. Andy brought back a dendroid defrayal delouse coral specimen from Bora Bora. defroster deltoid denial deftly delusively denigrate degenerative demanding denominations adj n pl degenerescence / dDSmandiN / / dDTnBmESnCshEnz / L > F > E L deglaze unremittingly severe or difficult in religious groups or communities of v making requests. believers called by the same name. / dGSglCz / Although the guests were extremely Children of other denominations Ecf + E demanding, Joyce enjoyed working were excused from attending mass dissolve the small particles of at the Ritz. at the Roman Catholic school. sautéed meat remaining in (a pan) by adding a liquid and heating. demented denotatum The chef explained that when n making a meat gravy, one should demicannon / TdGnPStCZEm / first deglaze the pan with water or L broth. demigod an actually existing object referred n to by a word, sign, or linguistic degreaser / SdemGTgBd / expression. L + E The denotatum of the word tree is a degree a mythological divine or large woody plant having branches n semidivine being (as the offspring and leaves. / dDSgrG / of a deity and a mortal) thought to L > F > E possess less power than a god. density a 360th measure for arcs and The hero Gilgamesh was a n angles. demigod in ancient Babylonian / Sden(t)sEZG / A miscalculation of only 1 degree mythology. L on the reentry angle of the the mass of a substance per unit spacecraft could drastically change demipique volume. fuel consumption levels. Jorge calculated what the density demonstrable of a bubble of gas at the bottom of dehydrate the lake would be. demonstrate

Page 37 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently dentelle describe detachability denunciator desensitize detainer n depayse deserts / dDStCnE(r) / n pl L > AF depilous / SdezE(r)ts / a writ authorizing the keeper of a L prison to continue to keep a person deplete regions in which the vegetation is in custody. so scanty as to be incapable of The Immigration and depoliticize supporting any considerable Naturalization Service sent the population. warden a detainer with instructions deportee The class included Antarctica in its to hold a prisoner for deportation study of deserts. proceedings. deposition n desiccation detent / TdepESzishEn / L designee detention testimony taken down in writing n under oath or affirmation. designer / dDStenchEn / The psychiatrist’s deposition was n L presented to the judge and jury as / dDSzInE(r) / a holding in custody. evidence of the defendant’s mental L > F The suspect was in detention until condition. one who plans and directs the his alibi could be checked. fashioning of theatrical stage depository settings, costumes, and ballet deteriorate settings. deprecate The designer outdid himself with deteriorated the lavish sets for the new opera. depressed detorsion desinent deprogram detrain v desist / dGSprPTgram / detumescence L + Gk > L despicableness dissuade or try to dissuade from deuterium convictions usually of a religious despondency nature often with the use of force. development Sharon’s parents hired a specialist desquamation in cult psychology to deprogram deviance her after her rescue from the destine People’s Temple at Jonestown. v devil / SdestDn / v derangement L / SdevEl / direct and impel inescapably on a Gk > L > E dereistic fixed course. chop (food) fine and mix with hot The family’s money and ambition seasoning or sauce usually after derisory seemed to destine each newborn cooking. child to a career in politics. Georgia planned to devil a dozen derogate hard-boiled eggs for the potluck. destined derringer v devilish / SdestDnd / descamisado L > F > E devilment preordained. descensional Despite his birth, the Prince did not devote believe he was destined to attain deschampsia the throne. devotee

Page 38 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently devotion diamondback dilettante devotions diaphoretic dilettantism n pl / dDSvPshEnz / diaphragmatic diligent L adj prayers or service of worship diastolic / SdilEjEnt / usually intended for private L > F > E nonliturgical services. diatomic characterized by steady, earnest, Jordan read a pamphlet of daily adj attentive, and energetic application devotions while waiting for her / TdIEStBmik / and effort in a pursuit or study. appointment with the pastor. Gk + Gk Despite his diligent study habits, having two of the the smallest Horatio always panics at exam devout particles of an element that enter time. into the composition of molecules. dewlappy Hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and dimensions the halogens exist as diatomic dexter molecules. dimer adj n / SdekstE(r) / dibatag / SdImEr / L Gk + Gk being or relating to the side of a dibble a compound formed by the union of heraldic shield at the right of the two molecules of a simpler person wearing it. dice compound. The coat of arms had, among other A molecule of acetic acid can form things, a dexter motto. dichotomize a dimer with another acetic acid molecule held together by two dextranase dictamina hydrogen bonds. dharma dictionary dimetrodon n dhole dietary / dISmetrETdBn / n Gk / SdPl / differ a genus of North American Lower Kanarese? Permian reptiles comprising [has homonym: dole] a fierce wild differentiation terrestrial carnivores of moderate dog of India that hunts in packs and size distinguished by a crest or may attack even large fierce difficile dorsal sail. animals (as the tiger). Dinosaur buff that she is, Amy Because of the russet color of its diffidence insists upon being a dimetrodon for coat, the dhole is often called the Halloween. red dog. diffract v dimidiation diaconate / dDSfrakt / L diminish dialyzable break or separate (as light) into parts. diminution dialyzer In 1912 Max von Laue suggested n that a crystal lattice should be able / TdimESn(y)VshEn / diamagnetic to diffract X rays. L adj the act, process, or an instance of / TdIETmagSneZik / digital diminishing : decrease. Gk > ISVcf + Gk > L > F By controlling his appetite and having negative magnetic dignitary exercising, Frank hoped to see a susceptibility. diminution in his weight. Atoms with an odd number of dilapidation electrons cannot be diamagnetic. dimity dilatoriness diamantine dimple

Page 39 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently dinergate discerned disembowel v v dinette / dDSsErnd / / TdisDmSbAu(E)l / L L + L + L > F > E dinosaur sensed or came to know or take out the entrails of : eviscerate. recognize mentally especially The tour of the meat packing plant diopter something that is obscure. will not include the step where the n Nancy’s quick eye soon discerned workers disembowel the animals. / dISBptEr / the rabbit’s nest in the long grass. Gk disenable a unit of measurement of the discerning v refractive power of a lens equal to / TdisDSnCbEl / the reciprocal of the focal length in discernment L + L + L meters. deprive of a power, right, or Barb’s optometrist had to explain discharge privilege. what a diopter was before being Conviction of a felony will able to convince her that she discinct disenable an American citizen of needed reading glasses. the right to vote. discipline diorama disenchantment disco diplacusis disentomb discography diplegia disgregate discomfit dipsomania disguisable n discophile / TdipsESmCnGE / disheartened Gk + Gk discouraged v an uncontrollable often periodic v / disShBrtFnd / craving for alcoholic liquors. / dDSskErijd / L + E The actor’s portrayal of the pain of F deprived of courage and hope : dipsomania won him universal deprived of courage or confidence : discouraged, dejected. accolades. disheartened, dejected. After a long drought the Dad became discouraged when he disheartened farmer reluctantly directory couldn’t figure out how to program decided to sell his land. the VCR. direful dishelm discover disadvantageous v disherison / dDSskEvE(r) / disagio L > F > E dishoard obtain for the first time sight or disarmament knowledge of. dishrag n “What you learn today, for no / disSBrmEmEnt / reason at all, will help you discover dishwasher L > F all the wonderful secrets of the laying aside or depriving of tomorrow.” disinfect weapons; especially : the reduction discreet of a military establishment to some disingenuous minimum set by some specified discretionary adj authority. / TdisDnSjenyEwEs / The disarmament of the defeated L aggressor nation must be complete. lacking in candor or frankness; often : giving a false appearance of disavow simple frankness. The senator’s disingenuous answers did not satisfy the press.

Page 40 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently disingenuously dissociative diva adj n dislike / dESsPs(h)GTCZiv / / SdGvE / L L > It dislimn of, relating to, or tending to cause the leading or the principal female the process by which a chemical singer in an opera or concert dislocated combination breaks up into simpler organization. v constituents. The little-known diva became / Sdis(T)lPTkCZDd / The dissociative energy required to nationally famous after her L + L break the bond between the atoms performance in La Boheme. put out of place, as put (a body in a hydrogen molecule is much part) out of order by moving a bone higher than that required to break divagation away from its normal connections the bond between atoms in a with another bone or other bones. chlorine molecule. divaricate Becky dislocated her shoulder when she took a bad fall off her dissolve divarication bicycle. dissuasive diverge disoblige v dissuasively / dDSvErj / disparages L dissymmetrical move or extend in different disparaging directions from a common point. distance Deep in the forest two dangerous dispensable paths diverge from the main road. distensible dispensation diverticulitis distillation dispersing n divine / TdistESlCshEn / adj dispossessed L / dDSvIn / the process of driving off gas or L disproportionate vapor from liquids or solids by of or relating to God : proceeding v heating and condensing to liquid from God. / TdisprESpPrshETnCt / products. The Torah teaches that every L The petroleum industry uses person must be treated with respect subject a substance to distillation on a large scale to because all are created in the transformation into two or more separate the various components of divine image. dissimilar substances usually by a crude oil. process involving simultaneous divinity oxidation and reduction. distress Heat will disproportionate divisible hydrogen peroxide into water and distressed oxygen. adj divot / dDSstrest / dissection L > F > E divulgation afflicted with trouble, pain, or grief. dissemble When his factory burned down, the dobbin distressed owner resolved to build dissentience a new one. dockize

disuse dockwalloper

ditali docorticate

doctor

doctrinal

Page 41 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently docudrama dogmatician Doppler n adj / SdBkyUTdrBmE / dogvane / SdBplE(r) / L + Gk Austrian name a drama for television, motion dogwatch of, relating to, or utilizing a shift in pictures, or theater dealing freely frequency caused by motion with historical events and dolabrate between the source of especially those of a recent and electromagnetic waves and the controversial nature. dolentissimo observer. The docudrama deals with the trial In Doppler navigation the change of a scientist accused of espionage. dolichoid of frequency of reflected radar waves is used to give information documentation dolichopodous on velocity and position. dodecahedron dollar dormant dodge dolomitic dormette doe dome dormition does domiciled dose n pl / dPz / domiciliary dotage E [has homonym: doze] the females dominance dotal especially when adult of any of the various mammals of which the dominant dove male is called “buck” (as most deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and domineer dowlas rat). n Bobby got three rabbits at Easter: dompt / SdaUlEs / two does and a buck. F geog name > E dompty a coarse linen cloth used widely in dogdom the 16th and 17th centuries and doneness manufactured originally in Brittany dogleg n but later especially in northern n / SdEnnDs / England and Scotland. / SdOgleg / E The long coat, typical of the period, E + ON > E [has homonym: dunness] the was lined with dowlas. a golf hole having an angled condition of being cooked to the fairway that offers the player a desired degree. down choice of following the fairway or Patrick checked the roast beef for n risking a shot across the rough. doneness before serving it to his / SdaUn / When he came to the dogleg, Doug guests. E teed up to shoot across the rough. [Note: The definition provided is donnishness not the one most commonly dogma associated with this word.] an n donor undulating generally treeless / SdOgmE / upland with sparse soil. Gk doodling The shape of the horse carved in a doctrine or body of doctrines of chalk on the down could be seen theology and religion formally for miles. stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church. The dogma of papal infallibility marks one of the greatest differences between the Catholic and Protestant churches.

Page 42 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently downbeat dramatization drilling adj n n / SdaUnTbGt / / TdramEZESzCshEn / / SdriliN / E + E Gk > L L > G > E pessimistic, gloomy, unhappy. an act, process, or product of [Note: The definition provided is Tom has just finished reading a rewriting or adapting a story or not the one most commonly novel about downbeat characters in incident for theatrical presentation. associated with this word.] a strong an urban slum area. The author was not at all pleased durable cotton fabric in twill weave with the recent television made in various weights for downhaul dramatization of his novel. clothing, interior decoration, and industrial uses. downstage drawshave Civil War tents were sometimes made from drilling. downstairs drawstring drillmaster dozen dream n v drivage / SdEzFn / / SdrGm / L > F > E E drollery a group of 12. have ideas or images in the mind n Carly packaged a dozen of her while asleep. / SdrPl(E)rG / freshly baked cookies and took After the horror film, Carlo knew F them to her next-door neighbor. he would dream about spiders all whimsical humor. night. The writer’s anecdotes were noted drab not so much for their hilarity as for adj dreggy their charming drollery. / Sdrab / Celt > L > F dressing drongo of the lifeless color of drab cloth, which is dull brown or gray. dribble droopy The embroidered figures are now a v adj faded drab color, a far cry from / SdribEl / / SdrVTpG / their original red and green E? E splendor. [has near homonym: drivel] propel gloomy, dejected. and maintain control of (a ball or When feeling tired and droopy, drachma puck) by successive slight taps or Sarah usually treats herself to bounces with hand, foot, or stick. lunch at her favorite restaurant. draggletailed The coach told Becky to dribble the basketball up and down the court dropsical dragnet without looking at it. n droshky / SdragTnet / dribbler ON > E + F drosometer a network of measures for drifting apprehension (as of criminals). adj dross The state police set up a dragnet to / SdriftiN / find the escaped convicts. E disposed to move aimlessly. drahthaar Drifting loners were rounded up as suspects after the shooting. drain drill dramalogue dramaticule dramatist

Page 43 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently drove dumplings duramen n n pl / SdrPv / / SdEmpliNz / duroc E E? [Note: The definition provided is small masses of leavened dough dustblu not the one most commonly cooked by boiling or steaming. associated with this word.] a crowd Jutta insisted on finding a dustheap or group of people especially when restaurant in Munich where they acting, following, or moving in could eat dumplings. dutifully concert or in a docile manner as if adv in a herd. dun / Sd(y)VZDf(E)lG / The drove of students heading to adj F > E + Ecff the playground is participating in a / SdEn / in a manner having respect for fire drill. E one’s own moral obligations. [has homonym: done] having a Henrietta had dutifully memorized drub dull, drab color. the poem the evening before. The dun cloth was so unappealing drugget to the eye that not one yard from dwindle the bolt was sold. drum dying dunce drumhead dynamometry dungaree dryasdust dynast dunlin n dubitable / SdITnast / duo Gk ducat n a ruler over a state; especially : a / Sd(y)V(T)P / hereditary ruler. ductus L The dynast of Jordan is King a group of two : pair. Abdullah. dudelsack The Penguin frequently referred to Batman and Robin as “the dynamic dynastic duel duo” in the television series. n dysergia / Sd(y)VEl / duodecennial L dyslogia [has homonym: dual] a duodenal prearranged formal combat with dysphonia deadly weapons fought between duodenum n two persons in the presence of / dDSsfPnGE / witnesses usually as a result of an duple Gk injury done or an insult given by adj impairment of the voice manifested one to the other. / Sd(y)VpEl / by hoarseness or other defects of Alexander Hamilton, first secretary L phonation due to organic, of the Treasury of the United in music : having two or a multiple functional, or psychic causes. States, was killed in a duel with of two beats per measure. Mark is a speech therapist Aaron Burr. Marches are written in duple time. specializing in the treatment of dysphonia. dummel duplex n dysproteinemia / Sd(y)VTpleks / L something having two parts or elements (as a two-family house). Kelly and her family live in one part of the duplex; her grandparents live in the other part.

Page 44 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently eagerly eclat edifices adv n pl / SGgE(r)lG / econometrics / SedEfDsEs / E L with urgent desire or enthusiasm. economics buildings; especially : large or His thoughts darted eagerly about n pl massive structures (as churches or as everything looked new—and / TekESnBmiks / government buildings). worth trying. Gk > L Among the most beautiful edifices a social science that studies the in our nation’s capital is the earage production, distribution, and National Cathedral. consumption of commodities. earrings Melissa signed up for economics in edifyingly hopes that she would learn more earthly about what causes a recession. editress adj / SErJlG / ecosphere edulcoration E relating to actual human life on ecosystem eelpout Earth : realistic, factual, worldly. n Richard’s earthly concerns about / SekPTsistDm / effaceable his checkbook put a damper on his Gk dreams. an ecological community effectively considered together with the easement nonliving factors of its environment effigiate as a unit. easiness The fact that his diesel tank was an effigurate ecosystem in itself came home to eatage Ray when the algae clogged fuel effuse n filter after fuel filter. v / SGZij / / eSfyVz / E ecrus L right of using grassland for flow out : emanate. pasturage. ecstasize Christy was not surprised to see Mr. Bosco granted eatage to his hostility and criticism effuse from neighbor, Farmer Voss. ectasis the defeated candidate. ebbet ecthlipsis effusion n / SebDt / ectomorph egotism E the common green newt of the ectophagous egotist eastern United States. On a hike through Everglades ectopic egueiite National Park, Joey pointed out a small ebbet sitting on a rock. ecumene eidolon ebonize ecumenicalism eigenvector v / SebETnIz / eddyroot eight Gk > L > E + Ecf n adj make black or stain black in / SedGTrVt / / SCt / imitation of ebony. Afr > E E Garth used shoe polish in one of a plant of the Pacific islands that is [has homonym: ate] being one his many attempts to ebonize the grown throughout the tropics for its more than seven in number. figurine. edible starchy tuberous rootstocks. Nan didn’t learn the facts about Eddyroot can be made into poi, a Santa Claus until she was eight echoes thin, pasty mass of fermented taro years old. starch. echopraxia either

Page 45 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently eject eleven embalmment adj n elan / DSlevEn / / DmSbBmmEnt / E F > E + Ecf elastic being one more than ten in number. the act or process of preparing a adj If a football team has more than body for burial by injecting into the / DSlastik / eleven players on the field when the arterial system and body cavities a Gk > L ball is snapped, the team receives a preservative and disinfectant fluid capable of recovering size and penalty. (as a solution of formaldehyde). shape after deformation. Because the bodies of the Even the dog got a Christmas gift, elf earthquake victims were going to an elastic rubber toy. be cremated, there was no need for elfin embalmment. elation eliminable embattled elbow adj v / DSlimEnEbEl / / DmSbaZEld / election L F > E capable of being removed or made strong : strengthened, as electrochemical excluded. furnished with resistant power. adj It seems that the more eliminable Surrounded by a stone wall, the / DSlektrPTkemDkEl / political candidates are those who embattled fortress survived the Gk + Gk spend less on their campaigns. attack. of or relating to the science dealing with the relation of electricity to elitism embellished chemical changes. Mr. Thorvald explained that the elliptical embellisher order of elements in the electrochemical series shows their elliptically embezzle tendency to displace the ions of other elements in the series. elocutionist embolize electrocution elongated embolus n / DTlektrESkyVshEn / else embrace Gk > L the act of killing or putting to death elsewhither embraceable by electric current. adv In 1890 New York became the first / Sel(t)sThwiLE(r) / emcee state to execute criminals by E electrocution. to some or any other place in a emendation different direction or toward a n electrograph different objective. / (T)GTmenSdCshEn / n Marcus never missed a day of work L / DSlektrETgraf / in the factory, but his soul was [Note: The base of this word could Gk aimed elsewhither. be confused with amend.] the word a device used for the etching or or the matter substituted for transfer of pictures or designs by elucidative incorrect or unsuitable matter in a electrolytic means. work that has been altered. An electrograph was used to elutriate There was at least one emendation transfer the picture onto a metal written in the margin of every page plate for printing. elysian in the manuscript. electrolier emaciate emerge elegiambus emanate emetic

emancipate emigrate

Page 46 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently emigration enact energy n v / TemESgrCshEn / / DSnakt / enfeeble L L > E + L > E [has near homonym: immigration] make into a law; especially : enforce departure from a place of abode, perform the last aspect of natural home, or country for life or legislation upon (a bill) that gives enfrancishe residence elsewhere. the validity of law. Sylvia never tired of hearing about Today’s vote will, in all engage her great-grandparents’ emigration probability, enact the bill. from Poland. engastrimythic enalid emmeleia n engineering n / SenFlDd / n / TemESlIE / Gk + ISV / TenjESniriN / Gk [has near homonym: annelid] a F > E a solemn and stately dance used in submerged marine plant. the science by which the properties ancient Greek tragedy. Eelgrass is a common enalid found of matter and the sources of energy The dancers performed the along the North Atlantic coast. in nature are made useful in emmeleia with grave mournful structures, machines, and products. gestures. enchytrae Terry is studying engineering and has a special interest in the branch emotional encircle concerned with the production of tools, machinery, and their empathize encroach products. emphasis encryption enginery empiricist endlessly enigma empower endocrine enjambed v adj / DmSpAu(E)r / endosteal / DnSjamd / L > Ecf + L > F > E F give faculties or abilities to : endothermic marked or characterized by the enable. adj continuation in prosody of the The teacher frequently tells her / SendETJErmik / sense in a phrase beyond the end of students that a good education will Gk + Gk a verse or couplet. empower them to be whatever they characterized by or formed with Haroldur’s analysis of the wish to be. absorption of heat. enjambed lines was enlightening. The decomposition of mercury empty oxide at high temperature is an enlightened adj example of an endothermic adj / Sem(p)tG / process. / DnSlItFnd / E L + E + Ecff containing nothing. endothermy freed from ignorance and An empty box in the corner was a misinformation. perfect place to keep Rowena’s new endysis The professors claimed to be an ferret. enlightened group of individuals. enepidermic emulsifier adj / TenTepESdErmik / emulsion Gk + Gk + Gk applied to the unbroken skin for enable medicinal purposes. Dan feared that he would have to get an injection when it became obvious that the enepidermic medication was not curing his rash.

Page 47 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently enorganic epidemiology erraticism adj n / TenO(r)Sganik / / TepETdGmGSBlEjG / erratum Gk + Gk Gk [Note: Could be confused with a science that deals with the erring inorganic.] arising within or incidence, distribution, and control inherent in the organism : intrinsic. of disease in a population (as of erstwhile Ian tried to write an essay animals or plants). adj describing the difference between Sean’s knowledge about polio and / SErstThwIl / enculturated and enorganic forms the history of the Salk vaccine E + E of ignorance. reflects his strong interest in having been at some past time. epidemiology. John recognized his erstwhile gym enormity teacher as the runner leading the epigraphic pack in the Boston Marathon. ensiform epilogue erysipelas ensigncy episcopate erythromycin enslave episematic esbat ensorcellment epulation escape entangle epuration escapist enterprise epure escheat enterprising equal escort entity equally esemplastic entoleter equanimous espagnole entrada n equestriennes / TespEnSyPl / enunciation F equipluve [has near homonym: Spanish word envelop Español] a foundation sauce made equus of stock thickened with flour enveloping browned in fat with added erbium seasonings to taste. envisaged David’s steak came with a eremitical tarragon-flavored espagnole. envy erethism esperanto enzymology ergo espouse epanorthosis ergophobe essentialist epaulement n / SergETfPb / establishment epideictic Gk + Gk n one suffering from fear of or / DSstablishmEnt / aversion to work. L > F > E Willy, a self-proclaimed couch the act of bringing into existence, potato, claims to be an ergophobe. creating, founding, or setting up. The establishment of the ericetal Environmental Protection Agency has brought many advantages but erosive also a good deal of controversy.

Page 48 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently eunomy evolutive estancia euphonize evolvement ester n eurodollar evulgate / SestE(r) / G europium ewery [has homonym: Esther] any of a class of compounds that are usually euryene exacerbated fragrant liquids if sufficiently volatile, several of which are found Euterpean exacting in essential oils and synthesized adj adj especially for use in artificial fruit / yVStErpGEn / / igSzaktiN / essences. Gk name L + Ecf Scientists have identified the ester relating to the muse Euterpe or to tryingly or unremittingly severe in that is responsible for the aroma of music. making demands or requiring the pineapples. Shana had a wave of Euterpean fulfilling of obligations. inspiration and wrote the lyrics to Trudy’s exacting standards for estoque five songs in one evening. herself were never fully met. estufa evangelary exactly etamine evangelical exalt eternity evangelize exaugural ethanol evaporate excellence n v / SeJETnOl / / DSvapETrCt / excellency ISV L a colorless volatile flammable undergo conversion from a liquid excellent liquid formed by fermentation. state into a gas. Breath analyzers subject ethanol to As liquid in a closed jar begins to excitability an orange yellow substance that evaporate, molecules move from changes into a green substance liquid to vapor. excitement depending on how much ethanol is present. even exclude adj ethereality / SGvEn / exculpated E ethnography being any member of a sequence of exculpatory positive integers beginning with ethnology two and counting by twos : being excursus always exactly divisible by two. n ethnozoology When an even number is multiplied / ikSskErsEs / by either an even number or an odd L ethology number, the result is always an an incidental discussion. n even number. While editing the manuscript, / eSthBlEjG / Gloria turned a long excursus into Gk + Gk evensong a short footnote. a scientific study of animal behavior. eventful excuse Jane’s desire to save endangered animals led her to take several eveque execration courses in ethology. evergreen etiolate everlasting eulittoral

Page 49 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently execution expansive exquisitely n adj / TeksESkyVshEn / / ikSspan(t)siv / exsiccosis L L + Ecf n a putting to death as a legal penalty. having considerable extent. / TeksDSkPsDs / In some states, murder of a police The lecturers were directed to L officer is punishable by execution. choose expansive topics of broad insufficient intake of fluids or the interest. state of bodily dehydration exemplar produced thereby. expatiation During their desert survival course, exequy the Marines learned how to avoid expense exsiccosis. exercitant expertness extant exeunt adj explanans / SekstEnt / exhilarative L explodent [has near homonym: extent] exile currently or actually in existence. exploiting Some scientists believe that they existentialism can use cloning to bring back exponentiation creatures that are no longer extant. exobiology n exposition extenuating / Tek(T)sP(T)bISBlEjG / n Gk / TekspESzishEn / exterior a branch of the science of life L concerned with the search for life a part of a composition (as of music extinction outside Earth and its atmosphere or drama) in which the theme or and with the effects of subject is presented. extrapolation extraterrestrial environments on The first movement begins with a living organisms. lively exposition of the theme that is extremely Many of NASA’s programs in repeated several times throughout exobiology have focused on life on the symphony. exult Mars. expository exultation exodus expostulation exultet exorcist expressionism exurb exothermally n adv / ikSspreshETnizEm / exurbia / SeksPTJErmElG / L Gk a theory or practice of presenting eyeleteer in a manner characterized by or the subjective or subconscious formed with evolution of heat. thoughts and emotions of fabian When a bombardier beetle squeezes characters, the struggle of abstract a gland in its abdomen, it releases forces, or the inner realities of life fabula a solution that reacts exothermally by techniques that include with an enzyme to produce an abstraction, distortion, and fabulous audible detonation and discharge. symbolism. Dramatic lighting and distorted facedown expand images exemplified expressionism in early black-and-white movies. facient

expromissor facilities

expugnable factionary

Page 50 of 153 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently faddish fasting feijoada n fagin / SfastiN / feis E n faith the act of abstaining from food / Sfesh / especially for an unusual time and IrGael fajitas often as a form of religious an Irish folk festival featuring n pl observance or for therapeutic games and competitions and / fEShGtEz / purposes. usually traditional Irish music and AmerSp Bernadette hoped to reach a new dancing. marinated strips of beef or chicken communion with God through Kelly and Heather performed or sometimes shrimp grilled or regular prayer and occasional dances in the feis sponsored by the broiled and served usually with a fasting. Irish-American Club. flour tortilla and various savory fillings (as sautéed peppers, fathogram feisty guacamole, and sour cream). Joshua made a special dinner of fatiguingly fellow chicken fajitas for his Spanish n tutor. fatuity / Sfe(T)lP / ON > E fakement fauces [has homonym: felloe] a graduate student in an American university falcula faulknerian who is granted money to continue research usually in preparation for fallaciousness faunizone an advanced degree and often with certain teaching duties. fallible fauteuil Robert, a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, will be falsification fauvism the first speaker at the symposium. famous faviform felonry fanaticize fawningly fender fancification fearful fermium adj fancy / Sfi(E)rfEl / fern E fandangle full of fear, alarm, awe, concern, or ferreous apprehension. fanlight When surgery was advised, the ferreter fearful patient decided to seek a fanon second opinion. ferric adj faradize fearfully / Sferik / L farmyard fearless of, relating to, or containing iron. Amy’s report on the uses of iron farsighted feather included a section on ferric chloride, which is used in treating farthing featurette industrial wastes and in etching, among other things. fascicled fedelini ferritize federate ferrochromium feebly ferromagnetism feedback

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